"People tend to overestimate the short-term changes and underestimate the long-term changes." [Thorsten Becker, Management Angels GmbH]

"Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time." [Mark Twain]

"The most precious word for every project manager, yet rarely ever used, is NO." [Anonymous project mgr.]

"The more ridiculous the target deadline, the more expensive is every attempt to meet it." [Anonymous project mgr.]

"I have learned that we are standing on a burning platform." [Stephan Elop, CEO of Nokia, 2011]

"Ahead of the pack means being on virgin soil, where no one is well-versed." [Unknown source]